Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay (WTGB 102) breaks ice in support of Operation Coal Shovel on Lake Erie north of Middle Bass Island, Ohio on Jan. 21, 2025. Operation Coal Shovel is an annual domestic ice-breaking mission conducted on Lakes Huron, Ontario, Erie, St. Clair, the St. Clair/Detroit river system and St. Lawrence Seaway. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Nolan)
